Watering device for small pigs and the like

Abstract

A watering device for small pigs and the like comprising a water container of separate compartments having an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion is tapered inwardly and downwardly from the upper portion. A slot indentation is imposed in the lower portion and is adapted to receive an elongated supporting member. Water outlets or nipples are imposed at the bottom of each lower portion and extend downwardly and outwardly therefrom and are in communication with the water container for providing a water outlet means on opposite sides of a supporting member imposed within the slot indentation.

I claim: 
     
       1. In combination, an elongated partition disposed in a vertical plane for separating small animals,   first and second liquid containers mounted on opposite sides of said vertical partition and having an outer wall, an inner wall, and opposite side walls, said walls forming a liquid compartment having an upper portion and a lower portion,   a liquid access opening being provided in said upper portions,   said outer wall tapering inwardly towards said inner wall adjacent the lower end thereof,   said side walls tapering inwardly towards one another adjacent the lower ends thereof,   a liquid outlet means on said lower portion adjacent said lower ends of said walls and providing communication with the interior of said liquid compartment to provide a source of liquid,   a flange extending exteriorly from said side walls adjacent said inner wall of said container, at least a portion of said flange being in a vertical plane parallel to and in facing engagement with said partition,   said first and second containers being identical in construction and having identical flanges in facing engagement with the opposite sides of said partition, and   said flanges being secured together and cooperating to support said containers on said vertical partition.   
     
     
       2. A liquid dispensing device for small animals, poultry and the like comprising, a liquid container means having an upper portion and a lower portion; said upper portion having an upper inner wall, an upper outer wall and opposite upper side walls; said upper inner and outer walls being substantially parallel and said opposite upper side walls being substantially parallel wherein said upper portion assumes a generally rectangular shape,   said liquid container means having a lower portion coextensive with said upper portion and comprising a lower inner wall substantially parallel to said upper inner wall, a lower outer wall which extends diagonally downwardly and inwardly towards the bottom of said lower inner wall, and opposite lower side walls that extend downwardly and inwardly towards each other,   a flange on said container means dwelling generally in the plane of said upper and lower inner walls and extending outwardly from said container means,   said upper and lower inner walls having an exterior perimeter, and said flange extending along the entire exterior perimeter of said lower inner wall and continuing upwardly along at least a portion of the perimeter of said upper inner wall,   a liquid access opening in said upper portion, and a liquid outlet means on said lower portion.   
     
     
       3. A liquid dispensing device for small animals, poultry and the like comprising, a liquid container means having an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion having an inner perimeter;   said lower portion having an elongated narrow slot indentation extending upwardly therein towards but primarily underneath said upper portion to receive an elongated supporting member, the width of said slot being substantially less than the width of said container means,   and liquid outlet means on opposite sides of the lower portion of said container means in communication with the interior thereof to provide a source of liquid above and on opposite sides of an elongated supporting member extending through said slot indentation,   said container means being divided into two separate compartments with a liquid outlet means in communication with each compartment; said compartments having adjacent walls juxtapositioned above and parallel to an elongated supporting member extending through said slot indentation,   said container means being comprised of two individual halves,   said compartments being separate and identical in size and shape, and securing means are provided for securing said compartments together to form said slot indentation,   and a flange extending transversely around said inner perimeter of said lower portion.   
     
     
       4. The device of claim 3 wherein each compartment has upper portions with said upper portions having abutting flange elements and said securing means are fastening elements extending through said flange elements.